Coming into the 2025 MLB regular season, the Chicago Cubs were viewed by many people as the favorites to win the National League Central. They made the biggest

After a career-worst outing on May 6 in which he allowed eight earned runs without recording an out, Cubs reliever Ryan Pressly has thrown 15 innings without allowing an earned run.

By the time Chad Patrick was set to go through the Cubs’ lineup for the third time Tuesday night, he’d helped pitch the Brewers to a lead. He had to work around some traffic in the early innings to hold Chicago to one score,

Photos from the Chicago Cubs’ 5-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, at Wrigley Field.

Happ's perspective helped Pressly get back on track after an ugly outing last month. It worked, and now the Cubs' offseason trade acquisition is back in the ninth inning.

Faced with a decision in the fifth inning on their starter, the Brewers wanted Chad Patrick to try and work through a jam

This story was excerpted from Jordan Bastian's Cubs Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. CHICAGO -- Ryan Pressly has made a career out of having a short memory and quickly turning the page mentally after a rough outing.

“I think everybody had a lot of faith that this was coming,” manager Craig Counsell said. “It’s fun to see because this is what makes a good team. This is what makes a good offense, is that Ian can kind of be not clicking, and then he gets clicking and it wins you a game.”